Geminga
/ɡɛˈmiːŋɡa; dʒəˈmiːŋɡə/
noun
1.
(astronomy) one of the brightest and nearest gamma-ray sources, situated in the constellation Gemini. A pulsar, it is believed to be a spinning neutron star
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